laid

[leyd]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of lay.

laid

/ leɪd /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of lay 1

Other Word Forms

• well-laid adjective

Example Sentences

After my mom died, there were even more people in the family tree who could have laid claim to the candlesticks, but they are in my dining room, because I was my mom’s eldest daughter.

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Last week, many of the baby plants were laid out in rows in plastic containers in the land trust’s open-air nursery.

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Last June, I laid out why this had to end: Japan’s aging population needs those savings for retirement, not to subsidize American consumption.

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Both laid out an optimistic vision of how AI would change the world.

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That was the highest level since November 2021, and reflects a low-hire environment where it has been difficult for those workers who are laid off to find work again.

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Related Words

• arrange 
• establish 
• leave 
• locate 
• plant 
• set 
• settle 
• spread 
• stick